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Kempton

12:20

Date 2026-01-10

Distance 2m

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £8,169

Winning Time 3m 50.81s (slow by 7.31s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Baron Noir (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	4/6F	Won
2nd	Kocktail Bleu (FR) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	9/2	2.5
3rd	Swingin Safari (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	100/30	15
4th	My Fortune (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	200/1	15
5th	The Egyptian Ginge (IRE) Mr Jamie Neild · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	20/1	9.5
6th	Shabalko d'Herm (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	12/1	1.75
7th	Can U Feel It (IRE) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Christian Williams	200/1	.75

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Baron Noir Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	160	—	13-121	126	133	102	32d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-15	36.9	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Made very promising hurdle debut in November and did not need to improve to win last time
4	Swingin Safari b/br J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	160	—	144-F1	-	130	100	25d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Beat fairly useful yardstick when scoring at Wincanton last month; likely contender
3	Kocktail Bleu Grey J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	160	—	F23-15	-	124	110	42d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Fontwell winner on hurdle debut; held over 2m4f since but has part to play if back on song
1	Shabalko d'Herm b/br J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	164	—	12-115	125	121	115	35d	—	—	+14	20.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won first two hurdle races but flopped in Listed race last time and has big penalty here
8	The Egyptian Ginge Chestnut J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	154	h	942-55	-	129	78	49d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
7	My Fortune Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	154	—	0-65F	-	90	59	24d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
5	Can U Feel It Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Christian Williams	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Christian Williams	154	h	S4-509	-	103	53	24d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
NR	Gambino Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Made very promising start to Flat career in Ireland; now hurdling for top jumps stable

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Baron Noir	4/6	4/6	4/6
Swingin Safari	10/3	10/3	10/3
Kocktail Bleu	5/1	9/2	9/2
Shabalko d'Herm	12/1	12/1	12/1
The Egyptian Ginge	18/1	16/1	16/1
My Fortune	250/1	125/1	200/1
Can U Feel It	250/1	125/1	200/1
Gambino	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Baron Noir

36.9

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 17.9

4/6

2nd

Shabalko d'Herm

20.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

3rd

Swingin Safari

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Kocktail Bleu

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

The Egyptian Ginge

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

My Fortune

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Can U Feel It

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Gambino

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Baron Noir	126	133	102
Shabalko d'Herm	125	121	115
Swingin Safari	—	130	100
Kocktail Bleu	—	124	110
The Egyptian Ginge	—	129	78
My Fortune	—	90	59
Can U Feel It	—	103	53
Gambino	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
My Fortune	24d ago	Fit
Can U Feel It	24d ago	Fit
Swingin Safari	25d ago	Fit
Baron Noir	32d ago	Fit
Shabalko d'Herm	35d ago	Fit
Kocktail Bleu	42d ago	Fit
The Egyptian Ginge	49d ago	Fresh
Gambino	—	—